July 12, 2014

Daniel M. Gitner, lawyer for Rengan Rajaratnam, who was found not guilty of conspiracy to commit insider trading with his brother Raj. The verdict ended Manhattan prosecutors’ perfect streak of 85 insider trading convictions and guilty pleas, including a 2011 victory over Raj Rajaratnam.

Russ Koesterich, chief investment strategist at BlackRock, one of the world’s biggest asset managers. Around the world, nearly every asset class — from stocks and bonds to urban office towers to Iowa farmland — is highly priced by historical standards.

Abbi Whitaker, a business owner in Reno, Nev., who helped create a marketing campaign to reshape its image. Reno is trying to change its reputation as a center for casinos, strip clubs and quick divorces by taking advantage of its location and low taxes to gain a solid footing in the new economy.